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Video still from a Tik Tok video

This teen’s TikTok video takes on Malaysia’s toxic culture of misogyny

Sexual violence

Ain Husniza’s video exposing rape culture at her school was viewed at least 1.9 million times, sparking a national conversation on sexual harassment and misogyny.

Firefighters leave religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A school fire in Malaysia kills 23 children and teachers as neighbors looked on helplessly

Education
People watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the older half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on February 14, 2017.

A son of North Korea’s first family is dead, and details of the case are murky

Global Politics
Anwar Ibrahim and daughter Nurul Hana Anwar on the cover of "My Dear Papa."

Penantian Panjang Kepulangan Seorang Bapa

Conflict
An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014.

US officials say rebels shot down a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine

Conflict & Justice
An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014.

US officials say rebels shot down a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine

Conflict & Justice

American officials said the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine was carried out by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Follow the latest developments in our live and updating story.

A man comforts a family member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as they wait for news from Malaysia Airlines, at the lobby of a hotel in Beijing, March 14, 2014.

Malaysian officials say they know where their missing jet went down — but it won’t end hope for families

Malaysian officials now say that there’s firm evidence flight 370 flew into a remote area of the Indian Ocean, where it could only have crashed into the water. Yet a psychologist says even that certainty will likely not provide closure to families of the passengers.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s missing plane has put the country’s government in an awkward spotlight

Arts, Culture & Media

Malaysia’s ruling party has been in power since independence in1957. It hasn’t had to deal with many natural disasters and doesn’t take kindly to being questioned about anything.Malaysia’s ruling party has been in power since independence in1957. It hasn’t had to deal with many natural disasters and doesn’t take kindly to being questioned about anything.

A Chinese family member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 screams as she is being brought into a room outside the media conference area at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur International Airport March 19.

Frustration hits the boiling point over the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet

Conflict & Justice

Relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 tried to make their frustrations known to Malaysian officials Wednesday. They accuse authorities in Malaysia of doing too little to find the missing plane.

A Chinese family member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 screams as she is being brought into a room outside the media conference area at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur International Airport March 19.

Frustration hits the boiling point over the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet

Conflict & Justice

Relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 tried to make their frustrations known to Malaysian officials Wednesday. They accuse authorities in Malaysia of doing too little to find the missing plane.